Residential Real Estate in Outer Banks, NC

Lawyer in Elizabeth City, NC

Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, LLP has an active practice in the area of zoning and land use law.Attorneys in this practice group regularly advise municipalities and counties on zoning and land use issues and work on behalf of property owners and developers to assist them in receiving zoning, subdivision, and other permitting approvals.The firm’s attorneys also assist commercial and residential developers in obtaining or opposing local government decisions relating to zoning, permitting, variances, annexations, special/conditional use permits, site plan approvals, subdivision approvals and road closings. In performing these tasks, the firm’s attorneys often sit with or appear before municipal boards, county boards, planning boards and boards of adjustment to represent their clients’ interests.

Our attorneys also represent municipalities, counties, private landowners and developers in a variety of litigation matters involving land use issues in state and federal courts.These issues include, among numerous other things, vested rights, constitutional matters, zoning ordinance interpretations, re-zonings, variances, and special/conditional use permits.